                          Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
         Exhibit 7. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY
                                        
    (In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
     The commodities in this Exhibit are ranked on the year-to-year change
     within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than
                      one half unit of measurement shown.
                                        
                                        

                                                                  Year-to-year
Item(1)                                Annual 2004  Annual 2003   Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,472,926    1,260,717       212,208

Net Adjustments                            3,221        3,596          -375

Total, Census Basis                    1,469,704    1,257,121       212,583

Foods, feeds, and beverages               62,143       55,831         6,312

Other foods                                6,354        5,063         1,291
Meat products                              6,860        5,715         1,144
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,223        1,495           728
Vegetables                                 5,678        5,018           659
Bakery products                            4,868        4,516           352
Fruits, frozen juices                      5,844        5,506           338
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,042        3,711           331
Nuts                                       1,098          798           300
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,872        1,594           277
Fish and shellfish                        11,209       10,946           264
Green coffee                               1,868        1,612           256
Wine and related products                  6,258        6,023           235
Dairy products and eggs                    1,362        1,161           201
Cane and beet sugar                          568          574            -6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  396          408           -12
Cocoa beans                                  679          702           -22
Tea, spices, etc.                            964          987           -23
Industrial supplies and materials        412,827      313,818        99,009

Crude oil                                131,743       99,167        32,575

Iron and steel mill products              16,766        7,390         9,376
Petroleum products, other                 24,013       16,280         7,733
Gas-natural                               23,913       18,521         5,392
Fuel oil                                  16,871       12,175         4,696
Shingles, wallboard                       11,732        8,861         2,871
Lumber                                     9,059        6,242         2,816
Steelmaking materials                      5,632        2,839         2,792
Finished metal shapes                     10,076        7,625         2,451
Industrial supplies, other                18,041       15,620         2,421
Liquefied petroleum gases                  7,833        5,472         2,361
Bauxite and aluminum                       9,270        6,922         2,348
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            6,034        4,095         1,940
Chemicals-organic                         15,202       13,365         1,837
Plastic materials                          9,872        8,501         1,371
Coal and related fuels                     2,473        1,214         1,260
Iron and steel, advanced                   6,072        4,835         1,237
Other precious metals                      4,839        3,632         1,206
Nonmonetary gold                           4,010        2,957         1,053
Chemicals-fertilizers                      6,162        5,191           971
Paper and paper products                   7,123        6,178           945
Plywood and veneers                        2,722        1,833           889
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,797        3,953           844
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    6,863        6,070           793
Copper                                     2,548        1,785           762
Nickel                                     1,853        1,092           761
Blank tapes, audio & visual                3,786        3,039           746
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,975        1,278           697
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,189        3,533           656
Synthetic cloth                            4,631        4,183           448
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        4,180        3,742           439
Natural rubber                             1,466        1,047           418
Finished textile supplies                  3,029        2,631           397
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,954        2,599           355
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,551        2,304           248
Tin                                          434          188           245
Zinc                                       1,071          868           203
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,448        1,262           186
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,155          970           186
Wool, silk, etc.                             809          689           120
Hair, waste materials                        581          472           109
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      2,137        2,056            80
Leather and furs                             842          774            68
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 683          628            56
Hides and skins                              152          130            22
Cotton, natural fibers                        89           91            -3
Newsprint                                  2,975        2,991           -16
Farming materials, livestock                 790          816           -26

Materials, excluding chemicals             1,452        1,482           -29

Electric energy                            1,261        1,329           -67
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,668        2,898          -230
Capital goods, except automotive         343,451      295,833        47,617
Computer accessories                      63,636       56,147         7,489
Telecommunications equipment              29,449       24,780         4,668
Computers                                 24,998       20,365         4,633
Electric apparatus                        27,186       22,808         4,379
Industrial machines, other                22,586       18,689         3,896
Medicinal equipment                       19,303       16,229         3,073
Excavating machinery                       7,607        4,929         2,678
Semiconductors                            26,749       24,604         2,144
Industrial engines                        11,087        9,211         1,876
Measuring, testing, control instruments   11,475        9,686         1,789
Photo, service industry machinery         11,975       10,231         1,744
Materials handling equipment               8,150        6,587         1,563
Agricultural machinery, equipment          6,302        4,816         1,487
Business machines and equipment            8,051        7,135           915
Engines-civilian aircraft                  8,189        7,319           870
Metalworking machine tools                 7,059        6,193           866
Generators, accessories                   11,338       10,483           855
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,553        1,789           764
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,431        3,867           564
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,545        4,985           560
Laboratory testing instruments             2,752        2,214           538
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,009          721           287
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,940        1,697           243
Railway transportation equipment           1,243        1,009           234
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,724        4,535           189
Marine engines, parts                        821          717           104
Textile, sewing machines                   1,086        1,001            86
Specialized mining                           450          383            67
Vessels, except scrap                          4            5            -1

Commercial vessels, other                    285          299           -14

Spacecraft, excluding military                80          165           -85

Civilian aircraft                         11,385       12,232          -847
Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  228,235      210,173        18,062
Consumer goods                           372,943      333,878        39,064
Other household goods                     43,292       35,213         8,079
TV's, VCR's, etc                          30,866       25,392         5,474
Pharmaceutical preparations               52,366       49,069         3,296
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      29,972       27,078         2,894
Furniture, household goods, etc.          20,853       17,983         2,870
Household appliances                      13,799       11,824         1,975
Apparel, household goods - cotton         41,078       39,303         1,774
Gem diamonds                              14,666       12,936         1,730
Stereo equipment, etc                      9,093        7,582         1,511
Writing and art supplies                  11,569       10,281         1,288
Toys, games, and sporting goods           24,114       22,951         1,163
Jewelry                                   10,887        9,768         1,119
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            7,136        6,194           942
Footwear                                  12,613       11,875           738
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         7,088        6,468           621
Motorcycles and parts                      3,954        3,337           617
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,991        4,425           567
Camping apparel and gear                   6,931        6,443           487
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   5,270        4,835           436
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,582        3,153           429
Books, printed matter                      3,846        3,577           269
Gem stones, other                          1,915        1,701           214

Pleasure boats and motors                  2,685        2,482           203
Musical instruments                        1,693        1,497           196
Rugs                                       1,843        1,670           173
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,378        1,249           129
Glassware, chinaware                       2,314        2,253            61
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,508        1,449            59
Numismatic coins                             262          241            20
Photo equipment                            1,380        1,648          -268
Other goods                               50,106       47,587         2,519
                                        
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(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed to
convert to a BOP basis is not available.

NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see
the information section on page 26 of the FT-900 release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
